Now get new mobile connection using your Aadhaar card

The telecom department (DoT) has allowed Indian telecom operators to launch the ‘Aadhaar’ e-KYC service across all the licensed service areas for issuance of mobile connections. With the nod, telecom operators will now be able to issue new mobile connections with instant SIM activation using the Aadhar card for eKYC as an alternative process to the existing PoI/ PoA document based processes.

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The first roll out of Aadhaar-based e-KYC will be done by leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel later this week, according to repots, while Vodafone and Idea Cellular will do the same in coming weeks.

Sunil Sood, MD & CEO, Vodafone India, in a statement said that Aadhaar based eKYC will improve quality of sales as well as regulatory compliance. For the regulator, Sood said, eKYC not only means a green initiative but also hassle free governance and accurate audit results.

The telecom department, in a notification, said, “In the e-KYC service, customer will be able online authorize UIDAI through Aadhaar authentication using Aadhaar number and biometrics to provide their demographic data along with digitally signed photograph to service provider..

“As per UIDAI, digitally signed electronic KYC data provided by UIDAI is machine readable, making it possible for the Licensees to directly store it as the customer record in their database for purposes of issuing a mobile connection,” the department further added.

With the nod, telecom service providers are allowed to appoint or employ franchisee, agents, distributors and employees for provision of the service by them.